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Apr 18, 2024 · Here’s a quick rundown of the port numbers associated with each mail server protocol: IMAP — Port 143 and 993: The former is the standard unencrypted port for IMAP, while the latter is the recommended port with SSL/TLS encryption. You can use one or the other depending on your security needs.
May 3, 2024 · Server: Port: Requires SSL/TLS: IMAP: mail.domainname.com: 993: Requires SSL: POP3: mail.domainname.com: 995: Requires SSL: SMTP: mail.domainname.com: 465: Requires SSL or TLS
- Overview
- POP, IMAP, and SMTP settings for Outlook.com
- Enable POP access in Outlook.com
- Enable mail provider settings
- Outlook.com IMAP connection errors
- See also
If you're trying to add your Outlook.com account to Outlook or another mail app, you might need the POP, IMAP, or SMTP settings. You can find them below or by viewing them in your Outlook.com settings.
Outlook and Outlook.com may be able to detect your account's mailbox settings automatically, but for other non-Microsoft accounts, you may need to contact your email provider for their settings.
If you want to add your Outlook.com account to another email program that supports POP or IMAP, here are the manual server settings you'll need.
Notes:
If you want to use POP to access your email in Outlook.com, you'll first need to enable POP access.
1.Select Settings > Mail > Sync email.
2.Under POP and IMAP, select Yes under Let devices and apps use POP.
3.Select Save.
If you're trying to connect another email account to Outlook.com using POP, you might need to change certain mail provider settings to enable a connection that could be blocked.
•For Gmail POP accounts, follow these steps.
•For Yahoo POP accounts, follow these steps.
•For any other email providers, contact them for steps on how to unblock the connection.
You may receive a connection error if you configured your Outlook.com account as IMAP in multiple email clients. We’re working on a fix and will update this article when we have more information. For now, try the following workaround:
1.Go to account.live.com/activity and sign in using the email address and password of the affected account.
2.Under Recent activity find the Session Type event that matches the most recent time you received the connection error and click to expand it.
3.Select This was me to let the system know you authorize the IMAP connection.
4.Attempt to connect to the account via your IMAP client.
For more information on how to use the Recent activity page, go to What is the recent activity page?
Add your other email accounts to Outlook.com
Add an email account to Outlook
Go to Settings > Add Account > IMAP, and tap Show advanced settings then enter your details. Incoming mail server: imap.servername.com:000 (Usually 993 or 143) Outgoing mail server: smtp.servername.com:000 (Usually 465 or 25)
IMAP ports. By default IMAP works on two ports like POP3: 143 – this is the default port which does not provide any encryption. Port 993 is the secure port for IMAP and it works over TLS/SSL encryption. What is the difference between SMTP, POP3, and IMAP? Incoming vs. outgoing protocols
(Top) Email protocols. History. Original IMAP. IMAP2. IMAP3. IMAP2bis. IMAP4. Advantages over POP. Connected and disconnected modes. Reporting of external changes. Access to MIME message parts and partial fetch. Message state information. Multiple mailboxes on the server. Server-side searches. Built-in extension mechanism. Server push notifications
Incoming Mail (IMAP) Server: imap.< name of service >.com. Incoming (POP) Server: pop.< name of service >.com. Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.< name of service >.com. See Also. POP, IMAP, and SMTP settings for Outlook.com. POP and IMAP settings for Outlook Office 365 for business. Sync basics - what you can and cannot sync.
